Power-transmission device for washing machines and the like



Dec. 28 1926.

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J. A. DIENNER MACHINES AND THE LIKE 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR WASHING Filed May 10 1920 y 50 51 Dec, 28, 1926.

v J. A. DIENNER POWER 'ramsnussmu nnvxcg FOR wAsriInG MACHINES-Mn THE LIKE Filed May 10. 1920 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 (1217x0622 f r J35 @mm 9 3W Dec. 28 1926. Y E 1,611,895

J. A. DIENNER POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR WASHING MACHINES AND THE LIKE Filed May 10". 1920 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 d 1 awowneg a- Patented Dec. 28,- 1936.

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I Join: A. DIE-LINER, or o IcAGofI 'Lmors rownn-rnansiarssxon DEVICE FOR WASHING mncnmns AND THE 1.131s;

A plication filed na 10,

My invention relates to power I transmis'. sion devices for Washing machines and thelike. -;r 1. While I shall describe, the present lnvention in connection with the details of a washingimachine' and shall -limit certain of the claims thereto it' is to be understood that the invention is not to be l mited to "usein Washing machines only, as 1t Wlll be apparent that certain of the combinations herein disclosed'and'claimed are applicable to use in-other classes of machinery.

' 3 -Heret'ofo're it has been. customary inoperating Washing machines-from electric mo- Th 'of service, to,-employ mechanical reducing tors, as are commonly employed for this class gears'inasmuch as the usual mot0r speed 151750 tolSOO- R. P. M., while the motion of the reciprocatory or rotary part of a -.washing machine is usually less than 50 a One of the principaljobjectsof the. pres-C 'ent invention is to provide a hydraulic form ofpower transmission device: for Washing machines, having as jone ,of it's' numerous v advantages the elimmatmnof practically alldifiiculties involved in securing and {maintaming accurate alignment between shaftssusceptible to wear in the and gearing, such as is necessary in'gear transmission devices. furtheradva'ntage accruing to the use Of this hydraulic (transmission device ishthe elimination of substantially'all noise character stic of a' gear dr ve, and v the avoidance of-numerous bearings which-must be properly oiled and which are prior forms ofgear transmission devices.'-

A further advantage accruing" to this i hydraulic transmission mechanism is the fa-' enthydraulic transmission device is the ab-f household "machine, clothing or the hands icility of 'assembly, particularly by reason;

of the unit construction of the hydraulic pump and of the hydraulic motor. Hence,- oaclru'nit can be assembled and mounted on the machine frame independently, bein I A merely connected togetherby suitable iflui .icon duits."'-.

Another advantage inherent in 'the sence of moving belts; gcars,. shafts and the I attendant can readily be' c aught =or wherecontact parts of the operator or ment, of. lr tary v ve abovementi'oned copending application. a

1920.: Serial No. 380,061.

.In my prior application Serial N0 364,832,"filed March 10, 1920, I have-dis,-

' closed and claimed a system of hydraulic transmission for Washing machines and the likein which the above difficulties are min'-.

imized and in vcertain forms therein disclosed, entirely avoided. f The present: in- I vention is an improvement upon the sys-,

tem of hydraulic transmission for 'ivashing machines which I have above mentioned;

" In the present invention I provlde a '65 pumping element runningat full motor."

sp'eed namely approximately 1800 R. P. M.

1s pum mg element may operate -con-- stantly' an since-the same runs i'n oil it is not subject to wearor lack of oiling and .if any part of the system-becomes damaged or disarranged', each unit is separable and i repairs i or replacement. I provide a machinewhich is easy to assemble,-since the parts are of unit construction repair for the samegreason,

'- maybe quickly taken down for independent .75 and easy to The ",noise which" has been attendant to mechanical; I

gearing is eliminated and'a machine of surprising neatness and". freedom from 00111 plicated mechanism is provided. "In addition, the cost-ofassembly and offconstruc greatly reduced by this inventiom tion is- The pumping elementwhich I employ rotates'cons'tantly atmoto'r speed'and pumps the fluid, which is preferably a fairly, thick gradeio foil, constantly in one' 'd irecti0n. --I I employ a reversing valve between the pump Y ing element andthe fluid motor element and ill-the p e l cmbodiment I form the valvel as a rotary member constituting part 15.

itself. I do not intend, however,

the pump to limit the invention to 't-h'ezuse of a rotary" .valve'forming part of as such. a rotary 'v'alve may be connected the pump, inasmuchanywhere in the fiuid'transmission system,

and operatedeither as in the preferred 'torhf which is-driven y-the pump.

one direction,"but my invention c ontem 5 lates a'rota'ryivalve driven-back and forth,-

y the alternation of fluid pressure asap- 1 preferied'form "of v the invention a v r v .tliei rotary valve operates continuously in l ke WhlCh arehighly ob ectionable in a."

particularly. where the; 1

plied to the motor element. Such arrange- {is disclosed in my disclosed the rotary valve is driven by the torque of the pump shaft.

Inorder-to acquaint those skilled in the art with one specific manner of practicing and operating my invention I shallnow describe in connection with the accompanying drawings a specific embodiment of the invention.

Figure 1 is a front elevational view with parts of the caging broken away, .showing a washing machine"embodying my inven tion;

Figure is a vertical cross section taken on the line 2---2 of Figure 3 of the pumping element and reversing valve;

Figures 2 and 2 are detail sectional views of modified dams employing check valves;

Figure 3 is a vertical avial section of the device shown in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse cross section of the motor element;

Figure is a section of the motor elementtaken on the line 55 of Figure 4:;

. Figure 6 is a/ vertical cross section similar to Figure 2 showing a'moditication; and

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 3 of a. vertical axial cross section of the device 1 shown in Figure 6. a

In the form of machine which I have shown in Figure 1 I employ a tub 1, which is shown as mounted-on suitable framework preferably made of angle bars, although this is not essential, with the legs or posts 2 at the corners for mounting the same upon suitable. rollers or casters This tub contains a washing drum shown, in dotted lines at 4,

thedrum being adapted to be rotated for predetermined number of revolutions, preterably of the order of 6 to 8 revolutions in onedirection and then the same number in the reverse direction, I provide a platform or base member 5, which is connected to the frame work, preferably to t ie legs or posts 2, for mounting the electric motor 6 and the' two pumping elements 7 and 8. The pumping element 8 is connected to a suitable motor element 9 for driving the wringercrolls 1'0, whichare supported in a suitable frame work 1.1 upon the top of the tub 1. The mok tor element 9 is of the same general character diselored in Figures l and 5, being merecontrols the application and the direction 1y a rotary hydraulic motor adapted to be driven by the pressure generated by the pump 8. A control valve 12 provided with a suitable handle or operating member 13 of the liquid under pressure to the hydraulic motor'9. Thisvalve 12 is areversing-valve andalso a, bypass to permit the-wringer rolls to be driven in the desired direction or to draulic motor 16 which is illustrated in detail in Figures 4 and 5. This motor is connected by the pipes 17 and 18 to the automatic reversing pump 7 which is. driven directly by the motor-6. The pipes 17 and 18 are provided with air cushions 19 and 20 respectively for easing the reversal of the motor 16. Theseair cushions are not'eszential and may be dispensed with. The air cushion 20 is extended upward at 21 and terminates in a-tilling plug 22 which may eritend out through the front cover 23 so that oil may be introduced into the system if any is lost by leakage. A check valve 2-1 connects the extension 21 with the air cushion 20 so that the oil whichis introduced in the extension 21 may flow into the, system to replenish any deficiency; It will be appreciated at once that any leakage of oil which is replaced by air merely serves to make the" system work more smoothly so long as there is suflicient oil in the system to permit of continued operation. v 1

The hydraulic motor 16 may be of any desired type, which is reversible in operation by reversalv of How *of the liquid therethro'ugh. In the form which I have shown in Figure 4 I provide a rotary core 25 which is keyed to the operating shaft'26,-this shaft being connected preferably directly to the shaft of the \vashm g drum, as is well understood in the art. The core or rotary piston;-

member 25 is enclosed in an'eccentric housmg mei'nber or cylinder 26' and the side plates 27 and 28 in such a manner as to make a-close it between the-inner periphery of the cylinder as shown at 29 and the adjacent periphery of the core of piston member 25:

The side. plates it against the flat ends of" i the core or piston member 25 so asito form a substantially fluid tight 01nt. The piston or core member is provided with a plufahty mounted in suitable slots and provided with sprlngs 131 tending to throw the vanes or 'of pistons or vanes 30, these vanes being the cylinder."

The pipes 17 and '18 connectwith suitable inlet passages32 and-33 which serve alternatelya's-admission and exhaust of ,the fluid which drives the rotary piston member 25".

governedby a suitable "needle valve 35 iau which may beset to permit a certain amount of leakage between the two passageways.

upwardly or around the'inner periphery of the cylinder 26, the ends of these passageways or grooves 36 and 37 eachextending to within approximately one third of the peripheral circumference of the cylinder.

If a greater number of vanes or pistons 30 were employed, the peripheral distance between the ends of these grooves might be made less. The purpose of thesegrooves istofpermit of easier passage of the llLllCl.

through the motor and to reduce the unit pressure which would otherwise use to a relatively high value mproportmn if the vanes were permitted to block of? the passageways 32 and 33 at too early a period in. the movement of the same.

' To control the operation of theiwashing drum, I provide a valve 40 which serves merely as a complete. bypass between the pipes 17 and 18 when it is desiredto stop the operation of the hydraulicjmotor 16. The

automatic reversing pump 7 comprises an outer cylinder member .41, which is concentrio with the driving shaft 42, a rotatahle pump cylinder and valve ring43, a pump-' ng piston-member or rotor 44, and the end plates-45 and 46. The valve ring and pump cylinder43 is mountedat 47 on a hub memvber 48-jwhich is connected torthe driving shaft 42. This serves as a bearing for said Valve ring and pump cylinderforfmountingv may be interposed ll: desired for connecting the same concentrically withthe shaft 42. The, ring 43 is also mounted for rotation in the 'plate -as indicated at 49. The piston member or core*44 is mounted within the cylinder space 'and is provided with the diametrical vane or vanes 51 In this case I have shown two vanes 51- separated at their centers and pressed outwardly by means of the spring 52.- .The shaft 42 and piston vmember 44 rotate constantly in the same direction. The-valve'ring 43, which also defines. thecylinder space -50, has a passagew'ay .53 which invariably forms the suction inlet, assuming that the piston :rotates in clockwise direction, as shown in Figure 2. A similar passageway 54' serves invariably as a discharge from the pump and the valveaction i'sieffected by rotation or partialrotatlon of the ring member 43.- The ring or plate 43 is mounted to rotate ,freely asjwill be explained later, and its rotating action is produced by two influences, one of which is the torque of the pump itself and the other of pressure of the fluid createdby casing 41 is divided into two compartments 55 a'1 id 56 by means of the stationary dams I: or wipers .57 and 58'whichconta'ct with the outer periphery'of the ring or cireula'r'plate.

48, These dams or wipers are provided with I bypass-openings 59 and 60 connecting the The inlet passageways 32 and 33 extend two cylinder or dash pot'spaces '56 and '55.

The bypasses are controlled by suitable valve members 61 and 62 which control the-rate of bypasses in the dams 57-and 58 may be pro- .70 rotation of the valve'ring or plate 43.- The 'ided with'check valves 62. and Y63 as inv icated in igures'2 and 23 to prevent the escape of liquid under pressure, but to permit thecscape of liquid in the direction of suction at all times.

dash pot cylinders 55' andbGto control the rate at' which the .valve ring or disk 43 is driven forward At, the'sametime this piston member advances the valve ring so that reversals -occur. The spaces 55 and 56 in against thep'ressure of said spring by means of the dams or wipers 57 and 58.

', The operation of this automaticreversing I'provide a-vane or piston 65 which is mounted in a suitable slot in the ring, or d sk 43, this vane or piston operatlngm the.

pump is asfollows: The shaft '42 of the I autoinatic reversing-pumpis connected directly with the' shatt' of the electric motor 6 so that the pump shaft runs at the same speed asvthe motor armature. It will be understood that a suitable-friction clutch and disconnecting these two shafts, but I.

have shown the same as directlyconnected and employ merely the. by-pass valves 40 and 12 so that the pumps 7 and 8 may more 1y idle .so longas the'moto'rti is running and it is not desiredto operate either. the

'washing drum or the ringerYroll. The rotor .44 is arranged to be'continuously in contact with the bottom portion Of'tllfl cylinder 50 .so as to form a seal as indi'cated'by-the-reference character 67.. lAssuining-that the shaft 42 rotates in such a direction as to rotate the rotor 44- continuouslv in the clock- -wise direction as viewed in Figure 2 the blades or vanes. 5'1't'end to draw liquid intothe intake passageway 53' and to discharge thesameiat the dischargeoroutletpassage annular passageway 56-intothe intake'pas sageway 53- through thecylinder 50 .andi'is" discharged at the discharge passageway 54 into the pocket or trap portion 68. between the vane or piston 65 .and-the dam or se alingfmembe'r '58., The dam or sealing mem- 'ber '58 is immovable, but; the vane; 6 5.-'is1 movable because the valve-plate or ring 43,

is mounted concentricallyv with the shaft 42- and is consequently adapted to be driven inthe same direction of rotation as the shaft will assume in a counterclockwise direction as shown in Figure 4. At the same time, the fluid pressure back of the vane tends to force the valve ring or plate 43 around the shaft 42 as an axis so that-the passageways 53 and 54 move together away from the direct registration with the pipes 17 and 18,"'but always in communication therewith thru the annular spaces or dash-pot passageways 56 'and 55. The liquid which is trapped ahead ofthe vane 65 must be forced through the by-pass 59 and into the suction side where it will be taken up through the passageway 53. v

. It is an important feature of this form of the invention that in addition to the driving force furnished by the pressure of the liquid upon the vane 65, the torque ofthe pump itself tends to drive the cylinder and valve 43 forward in the same direction as that caused by the pressure of the liquid. Consequently, there will be a tendency for the. valve ring to be moved more rapidly when the pressure is greater and consequently the reversals will tend to be more frequent. In order to overcome this, I provide a vane which lies ahead of the suction passageway 53 and.this vane is provided with a leakage passageway which controls the resistance that the vane 70 offers to the movement of the'valve member 43 about the shaft 42 as an axis. Gonsequently,I am able to control the speed of rotation of the valve disc 43 to within fairly close limits,

using the force of the liquid as well as the. force of the pump to drive the valve disc' around. This latter vane 70 serves solely as a retarding member and I may dispensewith the same if desired. As soon as the vane 65 has advanced into contact with the dam 1 the pipe or sealing member 57, this vane will be forced inwardly and since the resistance offered by the spring is very small, the vane 65 will pass over the dam 57 and at the same time, the vane 70 will pass over the dam 58 the force which drives the ring at this time being the torque of the pump itself. Consequently, the valve disc 43 will quickly move so that the vane 65 passes over the outlet connected to the pipe 17 and begins to trap the liquid in the space 56 where this operation will be repeated. Thus the discharge passageway 54 is brought into register wi 11 the pipe 17 and the suction passageway 53 is brought. into register with 18 so that the liquid through the hydraulic motor 16 is'now reversed, causing a reversal of direction of rotation of said motor, Land consequently of the washing drum.

.It will beunderstood that instead of having the vane pump 44 mounted in the valve .70

disc 43, a gear pump or any other suitable type of rotary pump adapted for high speed work may be employed herein, the only essential feature being that the intake and outlet passageways be suitably arranged so that movement of the valve disc 43 will serve to reverse the condition of pressure and suction which will prevail in the pipes 17 and 18;

In the modification shown in Figures 6 B9 and, 7, I have shown an automatic reversing pump employing gears instead of a rotating vane piston for feeding the pressure and suction and instead of depending upon the pressure of the fluid to drive the valve ring 35 or disc, I employ inthis' modification only thetorque for furnishing such driving force.

In this form of the device, I provide an inner valve plate or disc 73 which is adapted to receive the two gears seated within said disc. 'A, cover plate 76 is provided for the ends of the gears so that these gears are sealed within their pockets having only the communication afforded 74 and 7 5suitably by the intake passageway 7 7 and the outlet or discharge'passageway 78. The valve ring or disc 73 and its cover plate 76 aremounted concentrically upon the driving shaft 7 9 which has. bearings within the side plates 80 and 81, these side plates being connected 9 to the flanges of the ring or cylinder 82 to form a suitable enclosure for therotating valve members v7 3 and 7 6. Theannular space between the valve members .73 and 76 and the ring or cylinder 82 is divided into two parts, namely 83 and 84 by means of the dam orsealing members 85 and 86. The pipe 17 communicates at all times with the passageway and dash-pot space 84 and the pipe 18 communicates similarly with the space 83. Th esedam or sealing members 85 and 86 are provided with passageways 87 and 88 controlled by the. valve members 89 and 90 for regulating the leakage into and 1 15- out of the dash-pot and passageway spaces 83. and 84. In this form of automatic reversing pump, the torque of-a pump itself drives the valve disc member 73 in the same direction of rotation as the gears 74 and 75 and if no restraining means were provided,

the tendency would be to spin the rotor 7 3 so that no effective pumping would occur. -In order to hold therotor 73 so thatpumping may occur, I provide a vane 92 having a leakage port 93 therethrough, this vane beingheld outwardly by a spring.

Assuming that the direction of rotation of the gear 74 is in the direction of the arrow shown in Figure 6, namely, the clockwise direction, liquid will be taken inbyfway of the I. claim} I -1- In comb nat on pumping .iiuid in one direction, a; fluid" drivenelement adapted for reversmgmot on',

' eans connecting the pump and the driven port 77 andfdisoharged by way of the port .7 Consequently,

the pipe 17 moving the hydraulienmtor in acounter-clockwise direction as shown in 'Figure' 2. Assuming that the ports-are in the condition shown in Figure 6, the rotation of r the gears 74 and .5 tends to move the valve.

disc 73 in a clpckwise direction but' the-pressure of the fluid between the vane 921a-nd the; .dani86 tends to drive thediscin the opposite Y direction, but the proportioning of the: ports .is 'su ch that the torque always prevails over' I the retarding force of the vane-9 3 and of-the section which jtends to hold back the valve disc 7 3. The passageways. through the dam members may be provided with check valves to prevent liquid being forced through them,

but to permit the sameto be drawn by suction in the opposite direction. .Thi'sinsures rotation of thepump and valve member In;

the desired direction. -However, this. is. not essential and l have not shown the same on Figure 6.; -Assuming}thatthe-valve disc -73 movesforward until the port 7 8 is partial- .ly blocked by the dam 86 the resistance f-v fered willincrease sufiic ientlythat the torque of thepumpwill throw the disc 73 very qui cklyov'er the dam-86 andat the same time will .throw. the vane 92- beyond the-dam 86 untilthe vane 92 again assumes it's dash-potiunctionjandstops "the further rotation of "the .disc :7 3 except at aslow rate. The result ofthis will be that thevalveports 77 and 78 Will -be reversed with. respect to the-pipes 17and' 18 so that the liquidwvillybe discharged at-the pipe 17 and drawn in at the pipe'jl8 whereby the direction of rotation of the hydraulic motor 16 will be reversed. It is to be understood that the'drun of the wash ing machine will 'make approXimatelysmfto eight-turns in one 'direction g'a-nd then. a substantially equalnumber of turnsin the v opposite direeti on,- "although the fixedjnume her ofturns in each direction" is 'not"..im

: -.'.portant.

In :Figturel, I have sho'wn the pip es'lj'i Land '18. as passing through the liquid con I. washing. cylinders so which I' have tained within the drum, sincel vfind that the continued operation. of thedeviee' ten'dsto --I' do. not intendlto to! limit the invention to the spe'eifi put ;-t-he Lsa'me'.

' re -v the liquid will be discharged --through the .p1pe 1-8 and drawnin'through element, a valve controlling the application or; pressure alternately in opposite direc tronstosaid driven elementanda movable pressure delivered by the pump.

in c on'ibination-,' a rotary pump for- "pumping fluid in one direction, a fluid driven element adapted for alternatlng'ro- 'tary motion, means connecting the" pump and driven element, a rotary -'valve control.-

in opposite directions 'to .saiddriven element .and a movable rotary piston member-adapted to be driven by the. fluid pressure delivered by thepump; I i

I 3. The combination w adapted tobe' driven with an alternating r'oing said rotary-element, said l1ydra'ulio'mo tor being separate from said rotary element tary .-1T10tl0.l1 of a hydraulic-motor fordriv-l piston member adapted to be driven by the "ling the application of pressure alternately 4 andlbeing reversible,-'an' eleotricfmotor, and

an autoi'natic pump connected with said hyd'raulic motor and being dri -speed "assaid electric. motor.

, 4; Thecombinationwith a rotatable'member adapted to be driven rotarily in one diven at the same -of a positively acting reversible-fluid motor tor drivin g said rotatable member,- an. electric motor iadaptedto run1at'approximately rectionand then in the opposite directioin 1800 revolutions per'minute, and an auto- 1 matio reversing pump adapted to reverse. the direction of fluid fiowto said fluid mos -5. The combination witl i a;fldriven ele+ ment, of a-reversible fluid motor for drivtor'after'said fluid motor. has made appr0Xi- 1 mately five t0 ten.'turns in-one direction.

ingsa id element, said fiuidmotor and elementbeing adapted to be operated. at. less than '50 turns per minute, an automatic reversing pump havingan impeller element- 'operating substantially at 1800 revolutionsper minute, saidpu1np having means for automatically reversing .the d rect onof 'pletion of from five driven element. In combination, a posit draulio motor for driving a; washing ele ively acting by fluid flow to said'fiuid motorupon the com- 1 to ten turns 'OfI- the ment at lesslthan 50 turns per minute, said motor. being reversible.- an'velectric motor per-'minute, an autoinatic, reversing pump havingfapumping e e motor substantially upon the completion or .1n -e mbi aaen a high speed. driving firstunbne direc'tion and'lthen in another, .a

merit rotating at the.

from five tqften turns oif the hydraulic 1 Operating-Pat substantially. 1800- revolutions mate "a driven element adapted to be driven I hydraul'iej-motor for actuating said driven '5 element, .a rotary pumpfdriVen continuously ..so ith arotaryelement speed -jof. the electric motor and-having an 12 automatioreversing valve adaptedto reverse the. flowiof liquid to said hydraulic.

by said driving motor and connected to said hydraulic motor, and a valve in the connection between thepump and the motor, said valve being moved by the pump.

8. In combination a high speed driving shaft actuated continuously in one direction, a low speed driven shaft adapted to be intermittently driven in one direction and then in another, a pressure actuated hydraulic motor having a piston and a cylinder for actuating said driven shaft, a pump connected to said hydraulic motor, said pump being driven continuously in one direction by said driving shaft and having an automatic valve forming a part of the same for reversing the direction of liquid flow to and from said hydraulic motor.

9. In combination a pump, a hydraulic pressure operated motor, a pair of closed pipes connecting saidpump and said motor,

each of said pipes alternately forming a delivery pipe from the pump to the motor and a return pipe from the motor to the pump and an automatic valve for periodically reversing the delivery of liquid from the pump with respect to said motor.

10. In combination a pump adapted to be driven continuously in one direction, a hydraulic pressure operated motor adapted to be driven alternately in one direction and then the other, a closed pressure system connecting said pump and motor and an automatic valve for periodically reversing the liquid flow through said system and the delivery of the pump to the motor.

11. In combination a pump comprising a casing member and a rotary pumping element, a hydraulic pressure operated motor, a pair of closed pipes connecting said pump and said motor, and an automatic valve ly-. ing between the rotary element and the easing of the pump for periodically reversing the liquid fiow through said system and the delivery of liquidgfrom the pump with respect'to said motor. 7

12. In combination, a pump having a rotor, an outer casing element, a valve member having a cylinder for the rotor and controlling the discharge of liquid from the easing, a hydraulic pressure operated motor, a closed pressure system connectingl said pump and said motor and means for riving the pump rotor continuously in one direction. i

13. In combination a high speed driving shaft adapted to be driven in one direction, a low speed driven shaft adapted to be driven in one direction and then in the opposite direction, a pump'comprising a rotary iston, a casing member and a valve member between the casing member and the rotary piston, a hydraulic pressure operated motor 1 for driving the driven shaft,'said motor being connected to the casing of the pump and tated to reverse the conn'ectionsof the pump .with respect tothe motor and the direction of liquid flow in the system. a

14. In combination adriving shaft, rotary piston connected to the shaft, a casing having a passageway for liquid serving alternately as inlet and outlet, a valve member forming a cylinder for the piston and having ports, one of said ports being an intake port and the other being a discharge port for the cylinder and means to cause rotation of the valve to change the connection of said ports with the passageway of the casing. 15. In combination a rotary piston, a casing having passageways serving alternately as inlets and outlets for liquid,v a rotary valve member having a cylinder therein for said rotary piston and having ports, said ports comprising an inlet port and a discharge port and means for rotating the valve to place said ports alternately in communicat1on with one of sa d passageways.

16. In combination a rotary piston, a ring member surrounding the same, said ring member having a cylinder therein for said rotary piston and having inlet and discharge ports for the cylinder, a casing surrounding said ring member, said rcasing having passageways adapted to cooperate with said ports and means operated by pressure of the pump for rotating said ring member to place the port alternately in communication with the passageway.

17. In combination a rotary piston, a ring member surrounding the sam'e,1 said ring member having a cylinder for the piston and having inlet and discharge ports, a concentric casing having passageways and means for operating said ring member to put one of said ports alternately in communication .with said passageways.

18. In combination a rotary piston, a ring member having a cylinder and having an inlet and a discharge port, a concentric'casing having two passageways, dam members between the casing and the ring members and a vane carried by the ring member to move the ring member'by hydraulic pressure generated by the rotary piston. 1 v

1.9. In combination a fluid pump, a fluid pressure motor, two closed pipes connecting the pump and the motor, each of said pipes alternately forming a delivery pipe' from the pump .to the motor anda return pipe from the motor to the pump, and a reversing valve mechanism for changing the connection of the pump with respect to the mo- -.JOHN A. DIENNER. 

